The New Market District Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. (NMDVFC) conducts a wide range of fundraisers and fund drives in order to provide the best service possible to our community. Here are a few of the ways we raise/acquire money and how the money is used:
1. Door-to-door: We employ a third-party company to solicit donations for our department via a door-to-door campaign. This donation is accompanied by a family potrait session.
2. Mail-out: We send a fund drive mailer beginning in November/December each year and a follow up appeal to this letter in March.
3. We host multiple fundraising events a year, mostly at the NMDVFC social hall. These include semi-monthly Mega Bingos, November, December, and May Breakfasts, as well as other assorted events.
4. Hall Rental: NMDVFC raises funds through the rental of the social hall facility that is attached to our building. It is available for rental year-round. Please see http://www.nmvfc15.org/content/hall/ for more information.
5. General Donations: We receive donations in person, through the mail, and online at http://www.nmvfc15.org/content/donate/.
6. County Tax Funds: We receive taxpayer funds each year to help pay for a portion of our utility bills, vehicle maintenance, and building upkeep.
7. Ambulance Subscription Funds: You receive a mailer from Frederick County each year asking to join the subscription club. This prevents you from having to pay any fees that your insurance may not cover in relation to ambulance transports (billed by Frederick County). 100% of this subscription fee goes to us to be used for the purchase of apparatus and buildings.
8. AMOSS 508 Funds: State provided taxpayer funds that are used towards the purchase of fire-rescue vehicles.
9. Ambulance Billing Funds: NMDVFC receives 75% of ambulance billing transport fees collected by Frederick County on transports occurring using our ambulance. This money goes towards new fire/rescue/EMS equipment, apparatus, and buildings. We retain 75% because NMDVFC is one of only two volunteer staffed ambulances in the county. All of the others are 24/7 DFRS staffed. We pride ourselves in this fact and work hard to retain our ZERO percent fail rate on all responses. This is the best in Frederick County.
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